noun · neutral
vacancy
/ˈveɪkənsi/VA·can·cy
Band 4-5speakingtask2
an available job or position; an empty place that needs to be filled
Examples
“The company advertised a vacancy for an assistant manager.”
“There are few vacancies in the local job market right now.”
“She applied for a vacancy she saw on the university board.”
Band 8 sentence
“Given the hiring freeze, there are currently very few vacancies across the department.”
Collocations
- job vacancy
- advertise a vacancy
- fill a vacancy
- vacancy for
Word family
vacant adjectivevacate verb
Common mistakes
I have a vacancy next week.→I have a vacation next week.
She wants to fill a vacant job.→She wants to fill a vacancy.
Say it for a higher band
5job→6opening→7+vacancy
Synonyms
opening
Easily confused
vacation
“I'm taking a two-week vacation in July.”
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